Chapter 994 Returning to Yiyang Road
The Golden Valley Garden of Lao Wang’s family has been in a semi-abandoned state for a long time.
Except for a few servants, there is almost no one living there.
Even these servants exist for a reason. In addition to daily cleaning, they have four main tasks:
First, regularly harvest fruits and vegetables in the manor and sell them. money!
Second, regularly cut down some trees and dead branches and sell them for money!
Third, the water mill is opened regularly to grind noodles for the people of Luoyang and make money!
Fourth, clean up the manure in the livestock pen regularly and sell it for money!
It can only be said that Mrs. Guo is a business genius and never misses any opportunity to make money. If possible, Wang Yan would have to be ordered by her to pick up feces after get off work.
Looking at Lao Wang, Jinguyuan is purely a financial black hole in his hands.
Call a gathering of scholars and spend money!
Transplanting many precious flowers and trees, transporting rockeries and rocks, spending money!
Lend Golden Valley Garden to others from time to time, use up your own inventory of grain, meat, cloth and various facilities to depreciate and spend money!
Lao Wang lent Jinguyuan out again today because Shao Xun and his family stopped here for a day to deal with an urgent matter when they went west.
There was no way, just half a day after leaving Beijing, the news came.
So while we were not far from Beijing, we called the military and political officials over to discuss it.
"In February, Jiangdong counties presented many auspicious signs. I didn't know that there were so many auspicious signs in the world. Under Sima Rui's rule, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful." Shao Xun said with a smile: "February 20th, Sima Rui accepted the advice of the ministers and decided to ascend the throne. At this time, he was probably preparing to ascend the throne. It’s a ceremony. Or maybe it’s been a memorial ceremony for the Emperor and a general amnesty.”
There were more than 20 people sitting at the banquet, and there were two thousand soldiers outside, and the dried fruits, salted fish, and Carts of fine wine were brought out, and many cattle and sheep were even slaughtered to feed more than two thousand people.
Ms. Guo felt sad as she looked at the rapidly decreasing supplies in the warehouse and listened to the screams of cattle and sheep being slaughtered.
But Wang Yan didn't care about money at all and specifically ordered all the wine and delicacies to be brought out. He couldn't lose the face of his prime minister, which made Guo very angry.
However, she is a show person. Although she is stingy and likes to make money from small things, she has never looked down upon her husband in front of outsiders.
If you have to spend money, then spend it, it’s just a little heartbreaking.
"Hutou, why did you leave the table? Eat more and don't let outsiders eat it." Mrs. Guo gently stroked her grandson's back and spoke with a bit of gritted teeth.
Hu Tou and Wang Xian, Wang Xuan’s son, went to see the begonia flowers planted by Shi Chong.
Wang Xian remembered Luzhu's beauty for a while, but Hutou sneered at it and said that Shi Chong had never seen a beautiful woman.
The two cousins didn't agree, so they separated halfway.
When he saw Mrs. Guo at this time, Hu Tou bowed politely and said, "I have met my grandmother."
When Mrs. Guo saw Hu Tou, she was happy and said, "There is a little girl outside. People say you don’t stick to trivial matters, but I think it’s just random slander.”
Tiger Tou smiled shyly.
Ms. Guo looked at the monarchs and ministers sitting in front of them on blankets, and said in a low voice: "Liang Nu is listening to the government, why did you leave Hutou? You should listen more to military and national affairs. Make suggestions and let His Majesty know your talents.”
Hutou nodded repeatedly, but did not move.
Guo glared at him, sighed and left.
Hu Tou chuckled, and his father's voice could be heard faintly in his ears: "Zu and Liu have fought against each other many times, and they are already on the same level. I predict that after Sima Rui ascends the throne, he will definitely divide the power of Zu. . However, there are not many troops to fight in Jiangdong, so give up. It is impossible to use the ancestors' soldiers. From this point of view, it is inevitable that the ancestors will be appointed as the governor of Huainan. The 30,000 ancestors may be divided into two or even divided into three..."
The next thing is Zhang Bin's voice.
His Qi was not as strong as his father's, and his voice was not as clear. Hutou could only faintly hear "prefect", "governing Shouchun", "hoarding supplies", and "holding for help" Wait for words.
After thinking about it for a while, he probably connected it: Zhang Bin meant that Shouchun, the seat of the Huainan governor, asked Zu Yue to surrender the city to wait for Master Wang.
But, what does "hoarding supplies" mean? Could it be that the rivers around Shouchun are crisscrossed, which is good for the navy but not suitable for infantry warfare, so it is necessary to stock up on supplies in advance, otherwise it will be easy for the Wu soldiers to cut off the retreat and become an isolated city?
The more Hu Tou thought about it, the more he felt itchy. He wished he could go and take a closer look now, and imagined in his mind how he would fight if he were to command this battle.
The voices of "Shuchun", "Determined to win" and "Contact quickly" gradually came out. The tiger's head was already clear. Sima Rui had just ascended the throne, and he was afraid that he would be hit in the head.
But he asked for it. Even if the ancestral promise is not broken this time, someone else will break it next time.
The situation was like this, and the Jianye court was in a patchwork state. It was too easy to rebel.
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On the fifth day of March, the mighty team marched westward along the Luoshui River Valley, stretching for more than ten miles.
When arriving at Yunzhongwu, we stayed for one day.
Shao Xun climbed up the stairs and watched as he walked.
"These steps were opened up little by little." Shao Xun pointed to the steps covered with blue bricks under his feet and said: "The bricks were not laid back then, and it would be slippery and difficult to walk on rainy days."
Finished , he stretched out his right hand and pulled Pei Lingyan up.
She looked around.
Wubao is located halfway up the mountain and is very steep.
There are many mountains on the mountain, with clouds and mist emerging from them. The Luoshui River flows from the east side, like a jade belt and a natural moat, tightly protecting the Wubao.
At the foot of the mountain are farmlands that stretch far into the distance.
The river valley is narrow, and every inch of land is used.
The sunny hillside is covered with fruits and vegetables.
Orchards can be seen everywhere on the rolling hills.
Cows, sheep and horses walked on the dry river, silently munching on the fresh grass growing in the wettest part of the river.
Look at your feet again. From the cracks in the green bricks, green grass breaks out of the ground. Although it has been stepped on repeatedly, it is still tenacious and unyielding.
There are railings on both sides of the steps. The wood is dark in color and extremely smooth. It has obviously been there for many years. "Back then, you relied on these fortresses to gain momentum little by little." Pei Lingyan looked at it with emotion.
"And the money you gave me." Shao Xun whispered: "You gave me a dowry to build the Wubao. I will never forget this until my death."< br>
Pei Lingyan’s eyes flashed and he said: “Not just anyone who takes money can achieve such great achievements today.”
Shao Xun laughed, took the woman's hand and climbed up the mountainside to the square in front of Yunzhongwu.
The pro-troops were all over the inside and outside of Wubao, and more than ten people headed by Lieutenant Yun were waiting respectfully.
Shao Xun only saw one familiar person. After saying a few polite words, he came to the small courtyard where he once lived briefly.
To this day, his residences are still preserved in Sanwu, Yunzhong, Kinmen and Tanshan. In a sense, this is his "Longxing Land".
The furnishings in the small courtyard are still there, which are rough and simple, incomparable with those in Luoyang Palace, but Shao Xun felt very kind after seeing them.
Not long after he stood in the courtyard, the officials, concubines, and princes accompanying him came over.
There were people outside the hospital who were very smart and looked at it with wide eyes.
The main reason why Shao Xun didn't talk to them much was because the people here had changed more than once, and almost all the people he knew and had an impression of went to other places.
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Even Lieutenant Yun named Zhang Qin did not know which batch of martial arts students he was in. He only had a nominal teacher-student relationship with them, and was not as friendly as the group of people who taught in person in the previous batches. .
Yunzhongwu has changed, and so has he.
Back then, he was alone with only 600 silver spearmen, struggling to survive in troubled times.
Today, he is surrounded by high-ranking officials and generals, followed by gorgeously dressed concubines, and a few grown-ups who have lived in fine clothes since childhood.
Everything has changed.
The reason why I stay here is that a trace of nostalgia is throbbing in my heart.
"The tree is like this, how can people be embarrassed." Shao Xun patted the cherry tree that he planted with his own hands and felt a little emotional.
Tiger Tou looked aside and wanted to laugh. My father is old and sad for spring and autumn.
But this Wubao is a bit interesting. It looks very difficult to attack.
While his father was sighing with emotion, he wandered around, and the soldiers did not dare to stop him.
Hu Tou walked to the bedroom in the small courtyard. When he saw that there were only two small windows in the front and back, he immediately clicked his tongue and said, "What kind of beating did my father get? It is necessary to build Wubao so easily to defend but difficult to attack.”
Perhaps he was too "filial" and tripped when he was looking out the window. When he lowered his head, he saw that a brick had been pulled out.
It seems that the bricks were not laid in the first place, or they were dug out, so they are not as tight as the bricks in other places.
When the tiger head was picked up and looked at, his expression suddenly became very exciting.
He seems to have discovered some great secret. But he couldn't keep this secret, and he was likely to receive a mountain of fatherly love. When he was about to put it back, Shao Xun had already walked in with a group of people.
Shao Xun’s face turned dark when he saw Hu Tou holding the brick and looking at a loss.
On this western tour, he brought many concubines with him. Except for the empress Yu Wenjun who could not accompany him, the three ladies also came with him. There were also many concubines, beauties, and talents among the nine concubines.
It’s not a big deal, it’s just that I can’t help but feel embarrassed.
The tiger head smiled, put the bricks back in place, and stepped on them firmly with his feet.
Liang Nu followed Shao Xun, glanced at the tiger's head in confusion, and then looked at the bricks under his feet.
The tiger head slipped out quietly, and when passing by Liang Nu, he whispered: "Don't look at it."
"What's so special about bricks?" Liang Nu glanced at his father and saw that he was already missing the furnishings in the house, so he quietly slipped out and asked.
“There is a word.” Hutou said.
“What word?”
“Father’s art of war.” Hutou said with a wicked smile.
Liang Nu looked at him with question marks on his face, how many words can be engraved on a brick? The Art of War? Then he has to study.
"Liang Nu, you are too square. You can't learn this art of war." Hutou said again: "It's better to learn something else."
Liang Nu withdrew his gaze and said, "I'm really here today. I learned a lot.”
The tiger’s head opened its mouth wide.
"If you have enough food and soldiers, the people will trust you." Liang Nu said.
Hutou doesn’t know what to say. You can see so many things in a broken dock?
"I don't take Xin'an Road, but I take Yiyang Road, which must have profound meaning." Liang Nu glanced at the tiger's head and said.
The tiger head was speechless and said: "Actually, it doesn't have any profound meaning."
Liang Nu didn't believe it.
Hu Tou did not dare to say more, and only said: "You will know later."
While the two brothers were talking, there was a sound of horse hooves in the distance.
A moment later, a messenger hurriedly arrived and delivered an urgent report from the south: Sima Rui officially proclaimed himself emperor and changed his name to "Taixing".
(End of this chapter)